The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in Ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

This rare depiction may be the greatest surviving monument to women in the Roman arena. -The famous Roman satirist Juvenal wrote during the 1st Century AD, around the same time as the poet Martial.

Key Takeaways Gladiators only fought 2-3 times annually, spending most of their time training intensively in gladiator ...

Many are drawn to the Colosseum in Rome because of its connection with gladiators, perhaps wondering what it must have been like to be a gladiator.